Free Guy - Way Better Than I Expected

I went into Free Guy with pretty low expectations, but I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised by this movie.

[@thefitnerd5116]

"Not winning any Oscars" is a compliment at this point, not going to lie.

[@SpaceJawa]

Agreed. I've come to see major Oscars as warnings about what movies I SHOULDN'T watch.

[@MirrorMonolith]

I thought the same thing when he said it

[@EricDodsonLectures]

You got that right.

[@conservativegamer9047]

True story.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Because let's be honest, Oscars are so pointless

[@KamalaKackles]

I left the theater shocked. It’d been a while since seeing a movie that was just FUN. The cameos went over my 40 something head, but my son recognized them all. It’s amazing what Hollywood could still do if they decided to entertain us instead of preach at us.

[@neighborhoodcatlady6094]

Totally agree. Very original. Had a good time watching

[@dylives7667]

Movies that have Ryan Reynolds as lead are a Seal of Guarantee. One of the few actors in Hollyweird that are against the narrative. Him and Denzel Washington. I know I'm missing a handful, but this will do for now.

[@myrtle1234]

It’s meant to be allegorical. NPC wakes up and becomes aware that he is part of a greater, increasingly violent program run for the pleasure/gain of others.

[@residentelect]

It's got Jodie Comer wearing leather pants... Being a man of simple tastes that was enough for me to give it a watch...

[@andrewensign5830]

I left the theater just feeling really good which was a pleasant surprise!

[@TheArchangel911]

In complete honesty, I have enjoyed Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds since his start on Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place.

[@steprockmedia]

Nobody else can play Ryan Reynolds like he can. Same with Paul Rudd.

[@sphyrnazygaena2690]

Soo true!! Lol, I feel hipster for thinking that I liked Ryan Reynolds because of that show!

[@jondorsey2043]

My appreciation for him started with the film Waiting. Remember that?

[@indian_coaster_enthusiast]

But what about green lantern?

[@JudoMoniz]

@@jondorsey2043 love waiting

[@jonathanwyse5271]

As a software dev, Dude's whole existence is one hilarious nod to my profession. "Remember guys, today is the day we get fired" is what every developer thinks when incomplete code is rushed into production because management long forgot (if they ever knew) how professionals write software. Dude's list of "I'm here to kick ass, TBD, and third thing here." with the placeholder text had me laughing harder than anyone else in the theater. Why? Because I've put that exact same kind of thing into my own code many times in the past. The writing in this film was surprisingly clever and my whole family left the theater laughing and remarking that it was the best film we'd been out to see in a long time.

[@darkvisiongothacked]

yeah some of the best joy ever is when programmer comments/errors/etc get left in at production. there have been some hilarious gaffs over the years in gaming from it, but even more business focused you get some really funny shit that pops up now and then. Prob the favorite one i ever heard was a program my mom worked on years back and her co-worker had left as one of the "errors" that he had coded in. So program goes into production, users start using it...then all of a sudden IT department is getting a call from a user because "the program is insulting me". What did the error say? "you are an idiot". See they (the co-worker) KNEW in order to get that error one would have to have done something welll...dumb. no reason for a user to do that set of actions, so they had set it there as a placeholder...and just forgot. Needless to say the error had to be changed, but yeah good fun. Also love some of the just at this point kind of meme list that gets shared around of ridiculous programmer comments people have found over the years. though imo the all time king for forever is "When i started coding this only god and i knew what i was doing. Now god only knows." You see a comment like that you know tracing any function is about to be a bitch and a half.

[@Yonster781]

What game ya making?

[@tophatcat1173]

@@Yonster781 games are not the only thing software developers can make

[@Yonster781]

@@tophatcat1173 what do you do?

[@jubuttib]

"The writing in this film was surprisingly clever and my whole family left the theater laughing and remarking that it was the best film we'd been out to see in a long time." Agree wholeheartedly. The only real pain points for me were the overt "what Hollywood thinks games look like" shit, like the absolutely godawful UI elements when Guy puts on the glasses, which were both 20 years out of date and insanely exaggerated, and Taika's portrayal of a weird evil hippie gaming executive. I mean the evil part wasn't necessarily wrong, but they wear suits!

[@mikezerker6925]

Such an optimistic “go away now!” from the Drinker! Brings a tear to my eyes.

[@colorin81colorado]

I was just about to make the same comment as you! Beat me to it, you did! Well played mate!

[@superneek3190]

Was full on expecting him to say, "Catchphrase" ngl.

[@sakurahoor]

😂😂

[@Nienmamnicku20]

Instead of bitter old man screaming for kids to get off his lawn, its sorto sweet, caring older gentelmen who playfully shoos you away. I guess even Drinker has a softer side.

[@plattbagarn]

Can really hear how much he enjoys a movie based on the tone he's using to tell people to fuck off. After the "Star Wars" trilogy he sounded devastated.

[@vahnvega1990]

Damn, this is the happiest I've heard Critical in a long while.

[@davidbarry6900]

So nice to hear him NOT sounding bitter and twisted about Hollywood movies, for once :D Ya think he'll switch to fruit juice for a day or two, instead of needing to knock back the hard stuff?

[@mrmanceres7653]

Thats the magic of Ryan Reynolds. Hes just a little ray of sunshine that can even warm Drinkers Cold dark Liver.

[@2psickik155]

@@davidbarry6900 yeah thats what I have notice in his vídeos, whrn he likes a movie or a show he sounds more happy and fufilled (like in his drinker recommends vídeos)

[@schiz0phren1c]

@John Haga, Yep!, that's the lightest toned "Go away now" I've heard in yonks!

[@elfascisto6549]

This is the first time I've saw someone call him Critical instead of The Drinker.

[@thefoxcritic1]

I always thought Free Guy had that 'LEGO Movie' vibe to it, with Guy being very similar to Emmet. A guy who thinks he is normal and has a similar routine every day, until realising he is more than that.

[@katman911]

Totally! I kept thinking the same thing.

[@sebaslikesanimations1447]

The lego movie/free guy A movie about a normal guy who does the same routine everyday and gets coffee and works in the same job while being seen as normal until he meets a action pact girl who he falls in love with and learns that the world he is living in is actually all just entertainment for kids and its all controlled by a business man, and the climax of the movie is the business man destroying and ripping apart the city

[@theobserver200]

Truman Show.

[@kaininja5353]

And to make more coincidences, here in mexico the Ryan Reynolds dub actor also made emmett's voice in both LEGO movies

[@aadi8568]

@@sebaslikesanimations1447 lordy the similarities

[@erob9446]

The movie fits in the year of 2021, surrounded by chaos and anarchy, getting through it all with Optimism and kindness, really wholesome.

[@adampkalb]

Free Guy also fits in the year of 2020 for the same reason, but it was delayed by one year because of COVID-19.

[@louievito5701]

Eh wholesomeness is for Lifetime family movies

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Surpsingly good, really. Not amazing by any Stretch, but in this Quality-Drought we live in, its above average for sure. We need more in this 'direction', but with much less S-Jokes, duh.

[@kyrohowe3156]

Love it already

[@roberttractortaylor]

I finished it thinking that's exactly what the world needed right now, just the perfect combination of feel good and dumb to make a stressed out planet happy for an hour and a half.

[@modisp]

"He kissed me" "There is no button for that" "Oh, he FOUND the button" Damn me and my wife laughed good on this wholesome joke.

[@LucefieD]

and then she proceeds to kiss him back later even though there's no button for that lol.

[@UmbraFulgur]

@@LucefieD, there is one...and other.

[@mariaskabardonis8353]

Loved that

[@hughmcgown]

@@LucefieD yeah i thought that too, set up their own rule then ignored it lol, also bothered me a bit when taika started axing the server room, the odds that one server could keep it going was a bit too much suspension of disbelief for me I felt like they should have written a better way around that but I guess the visual of axing servers was good for non tech savvy audience I just thought to myself nope that wont just neatly break assets thats like a whole bunch of code gone and anyone whos tried to code knows how bad to have tiny errors how bout losing 80% of the data yea no.. I'm also surprised Critical Drinker missed the parallels to The Truman Show, it even had the ocean wall and audience cheering on as he headed for the exit, basically it borrowed from so many movies but did so in a lighthearted fun way so all is forgiven despite being another cash grab template movie really

[@finadoggie]

@@hughmcgown almost all movies are cash grabs in some form, but if it’s a well done movie, it’s a well done movie

[@gangalo68]

“It won’t win any Oscars” Well, that’s all I needed to hear.

[@rnettles6241]

That's a major selling point right there.

[@stephenmerasty1420]

That's too bad. Not all Oscar movies are as good or fun as this movie. Just went over the Oscar list and I could name so many movies that I didn't even bother to watch cause they didn't seem interesting enough. Free guy made 277 million world wide. Whereas Judas and the black messiah bombed with only 7 million world wide. And that movie got 2 Oscar's. Did you watch that movie? I didn't..

[@carsonallman3378]

@@stephenmerasty1420 I think he meant it as a positive because the movies winning Oscars are the pc ones with no imagination and dry humor

[@putridfetidini5468]

Yeah right, like being worthy of an "Oscar" is any kind of valid litmus test nowadays. Have you seen the kind of trash that earns Oscar nominations and accolades now? Forgettable garbage. Imo "not going to win any Oscars" is more of a compliment than an insult. smh.

[@putridfetidini5468]

@@stephenmerasty1420 I never even heard of that movie. It won 2 Oscars?? 🙄

[@gigachink]

Ryan Reynolds plays himself in every single film yet it still feels different and refreshing.

[@jamesduncan6729]

I know what you're saying, dude always behaves as he always does and yet seems fresh every film... It's bizarre 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@hcaz5818]

Lols so, sooo far from refreshing

[@desertmav8632]

I’d watch this except the cameos from random nobody woke streamers is too much of a turnoff. But I will say it’s nice to hear there actually is some new stuff coming out that isn’t ragingly woke.

[@deadli-us]

Will Ferrell has been doing it for almost 30 years at this point

[@VivalaryMan]

I couldn't disagree more. It's like Melissa McCarthy, it just gets repetitive and boring after a few movies. He got successful with deadpool where he really shined but then decided he'd just act like deadpool in every movie he does and it's just.. sort of sad. Especially when people like you are like "wow! A one trick pony! More please!!!!" Same goes for the music industry too, that's the reason music sounds like crap now, they realised people liked the experimental auto tune sound and said "oh you like that huh? Well here, have nothing but that, infact screw it, robotize the instruments too!" And on and on it goes, and it's all because of people like you.

[@DanteColburn]

Ryan Reynolds portraying himself in movies is like Nick Cage doing the same: Pretty enjoyable most of the time.

[@shona5512]

Everyone saying Ryan Reynolds portraying himself in the same movies is exaggerating a bit. Yeah his sarcastic quips are fundamentally Ryan Reynolds style humour. In the last 5 years, the only characters that he has played that are virtually the same is Micheal Bryce from The Hitman's Bodyguard and Nolan Booth in Red Notice. (Maybe Victor Locke from Hobbs & Shaw if you want to include that cameo.) But other than that, the only similarities that his characters have shared, is the underpinnings of the humour.

[@DanteColburn]

@@fishhboyy No, I meant what I said.

[@NotDuncan]

@@fishhboyy this comment should start with ‘So what your saying is…’

[@deepaparakkal4241]

@@fishhboyy Nope

[@wetknuckles]

@@shona5512 name a memorable character he has portrayed over the last 10 years that differs at all from what he usually does? Cringe, obvious and sarcastic humour really gets played out when your one note.

[@Florkl]

Saw this show with my gaming-illiterate dad and we both had a great time, walking out of the theater agreeing that it was the best movie we had seen in a while. Free Guy manages to clear the biggest hurdle a gaming movie faces: being enjoyable by non-gamers. Yeah, he missed a number of jokes and references, but there were still plenty of other jokes he could appreciate, and, as you noted, the story can speak to anyone.

[@neighborhoodcatlady6094]

Am old and really enjoyed. 👍

[@favoritemustard3542]

Ehhh, is your dad @Truth in th Word?

[@Gman44324]

Very true.

[@steprockmedia]

Man, that's so awesome. Theaters should bring friends and families together for a fun shared experience. It's hard to remember what that's like and refreshing when you see it.

[@nukiesduke6868]

Gaming illiterate? We call those people filthy casuals good sir.

[@Ronin_Sensei22]

“It was a movie I could just enjoy” Felt the exact same way. The movies I’ve watched in the past couple years seem to be poorly written and tend to take themselves too seriously with real world cultural problems. But I found myself zoned out (in a good way) just enjoying a pleasant comedy giggling along with the theater.

[@randalica92]

The John Wick movies do the same to me, an intriguing and expandable setting with impeccable action.

[@digitalsoldier-1742]

The writers managed to find a cult reference to 'white privilege' I found enjoyable instead of condescending. Kudos!

[@flobbie87]

Erm, this thing is also poorly written.

[@seditt5146]

@@flobbie87 Good thing no one asked you and your opinion is irrelevant.

[@tahunuva4254]

@@seditt5146 I asked, actually. I also have another question; is that stick up there because it hits your g spot, or is it just so deep that doctors refuse to operate? On second thoughts don't answer that, idgaf

[@joshshave1363]

Coincidentally this movie is one of the best performing box office wise in the pandemic. Could this possibly be due to it just trying to be entertaining rather than pushing the "MESSAGE"

[@GhostDcuo]

@James Brennan yeah that's what i just commented, apart from few random SJW lines that i honestly couldn't tell if it was ironic or not was a fun movie, oh yeah and just remove Pokimane and Ninja ffs, save the viewer some unneeded watch time.

[@svenschmidt6792]

@James Brennan I did wonder was this gag squeezed in as a contractual obligation. I won’t let it spoil my enjoyment of the film.

[@SpaceJawa]

@James Brennan Oddly enough, there's a certain subversion to the 'white privilege' joke since once you know the full story, it's a comment that's coming from a guy who doesn't know what's going on to a guy who very much didn't benefit from his mythical 'male privilege'.

[@BreetaiZentradi]

As of today Sept 16th, 2021 the best Hollywood guess is Free Guy is only about $7 million in the hole and pulling about $500k a day in weekday box office take. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that this movie does better than break even by the end of it's theatrical run. With some real profits in PPV and Blue-Ray sales.

[@FracturedPixels]

When Dude steps forward and says "Catchphrase" I just about pissed myself laughing

[@OrthodoxReview]

That was the friendliest "go away now" ever. Kinda made my day.

[@WildRiverCard]

He sounded happy, hopeful, and optimistic. It kind of threw me off, to be honest.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

He also said it in his Invincible review video.

[@_tideaina]

I think Dude was used a decent amount. Any more of him would have been an overkill in my opinion. Other than that, I agree with everything else. It was a pretty wholesome feel-good movie😊

[@GlennDavey]

Yeah this was like a really well-made dish, everything was in just the right quantity, not too salty, sweet, or spicy. It's been a while since I said "wow I'm so glad I watched this" as the credits rolled, such a good feeling

[@HouseOfAlastrian]

Yeah I agree... any more of Dude than what we got and he might start to overstay his welcome.

[@Zergonapal]

I agree, but one way they could have had more Dude was if they put him into the game/world earlier, but instead of going after Guy like the fucking Terminator he just stumbles around in the background because he is still only a half-finished program. The end plays out much the same though as It's only when Guy is literally cornered as the world disintegrates around them that Dude actually catches up with him.

[@centerfield6339]

You can't have too much overkill.

[@muhammadtarunaaldiramadan248]

It so rare in 2021 to watch a light-hearted and intended to be wholesome movie without cringing

[@Gell-lo]

I came into this movie with absolutely no idea about anything beyond the main actor and my brother and I were losing our shit as the seemngly innocuous opening sequence felt like a superhero/spy combo parody or just some just utterly surreal experience, that slowly revealed more and more, till we learned who guy really was. I genuinely enjoyed every minute of the movie (that wasn't plastered with influencers), especially the moments me and my family all got to laugh together.

[@custardavenger]

Same here, had no idea it was about video games at all. Funny thing is, I don't even remember the bit with influencers in it and would never have guessed they were actual people rather than characters. I guess that means I cannot be influenced haha.

[@Hossak]

So awesome to hear, over and over again about how much this movie brought people together.

[@karazor-el6085]

To be fair, JackSepticEye actually got to hang with Ryan Reynolds for a little session of DEADPOOL the game...

[@Gell-lo]

@@karazor-el6085 A pretty good game all things considered.

[@GlennDavey]

Who else appreciated that most of it was shot in day-time matter-of-factly, rather than night-time with filters and effects to make it more "cool" or "computer-gamey"? Everything looked so good, compared to the too-dark CG-nightmares of the 2010's

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Wait, dark time oversaturation is a thing of the 2010's films?

[@themilkman6969]

cant believe that the 2010s are over and we have stereotypes for them now

[@MasterHall117]

Halo Reach and 3 would like a word with you

[@Netherwolf6100]

Honestly it was just a fun movie. That's all I wanted, and it delivered.

[@swanningabout]

Honestly? Who asked you to lie?

[@Donegal62]

Ryan and Jodie had impeccable chemistry. Joe Keery? Who woulda think he would give such a pleasurable performance after 'Stranger Things'.

[@Dragonage2ftw]

Okay. And?

[@jonfernandez4271]

@@dagreatcow The only NPCs with a speaking role in the film were Guy and his buddy and Dude.

[@MrlspPrt]

@@dagreatcow to me (a programmer and computing researcher), the context was very interesting. Aside the computing power required, an evolutive algorithm for true AI NPCs have many scientific implications (not the dumb "skynet" argument).

[@lyfsavorz]

I think we actually need more of this type of movie lately, just funny, feel-good escapism.

[@KRYMauL]

This is actually why the marvel are so successful, they are for the most part the spaghetti Western of Super Hero movies.

[@righthandwolf306]

Entertainment. That's what I used to pay for when I went to the movies. Just tell me a decent story involving characters I can give a damn about. Show some visuals that can transport me out of real life and take me back to once upon a time or to a galaxy far, far away. I'm not shelling out $13.50 to be lectured about how misogynistic, transphobic racism is impacting the livelihood of left-handed lesbian dentists with tonsil polyps. I've got the Op-Ed page of just about any newspaper for that. For fook's sake.

[@KRYMauL]

@@righthandwolf306 You’re right if I want that lecture I’ll just pay for college class and “hang myself” during the lecture. P. S. I have actually considered hanging myself in the past.

[@frankbrazas4953]

@@KRYMauL Colleges are becoming ridiculous...and hang in there, life can be tough but you've got what it takes to overcome!

[@KRYMauL]

@@frankbrazas4953 I already went through school.

[@gokaury]

I loved it and my 70-year-old dad, who's a complete noob when it comes to online gaming (and even gaming in general), was able to keep up with it and liked it too. It was a good, fun movie. It is definitely one of those movies that I will add to my Blu-ray collection.

[@Hossak]

"A movie the whole family can enjoy!" Awesome to hear that you and your dad had a great time!

[@Dragonage2ftw]

Well, of course he was able to keep up with it. It didn’t even try to make sense, in terms of actual technology.

[@kaladinstormblessed8790]

@@Dragonage2ftw which was wonderful

[@30m3]

It was written by a boomer that didn't do any research into gaming so it's no wonder your dad managed to watch it.

[@pablorages1241]

...are you being sarcastic?

[@Kevin_Street]

I liked that Guy could see the original game island on his window blinds because Antwan made the island invisible but forgot to eliminate reflection effects. An actual in-story way to progress the plot that made sense and fits with the lazy tendencies of some programmers.

[@defectiveindustries]

Ryan Reynolds playing himself is rather good if a little hackneyed. That was Taika playing himself too

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

There are very few stars that do anything but play 'themselves'. Even Clint Eastwood is Clint in almost every film he does. That's the difference between an actor and a star.

[@k_tess]

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle Robert Downey Jr. can legitimately act. It's damn impressive.

[@Leprutz]

@@k_tess R. Reynolds can act too. He is just getting cast to play himself most of the times but I have seen him in two films where I was... Wow. That is not the Ryan I know.

[@TheFourthWinchester]

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle Clint Eastwood is a certified movie star. Ryan Reynolds is not.

[@nouh3053]

Taika is way funnier than what this movie dumped on him. "Whatchu talkin bout willis?" Are you fucking kidding me? I can't believe drinker actually liked this movie

[@sneakyrodent1853]

A film that doesn't presume to lecture its audience? I'll give it a watch.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Sad that it's the bare minimum we have now.

[@kadiriolanipekun6486]

@@silverhawkscape2677 actually most movies dont try that. Look at the less mainstream movies now, and you'll see that not many want to lecture you. For example, the Green knight

[@mikecampos1193]

That's a rarity of movie that just wants to be itself and not preach.

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

They do insert woke stuff, almost made me walk out.

[@kadiriolanipekun6486]

@@thathandsomedevil0828 were you really pissed off because they made a comment you didnt agree with. Whatever happened to opinions

[@samflintham1360]

The chirpiest “go away now” yet.

[@BWinced]

I blinked when I heard it.

[@loudsoup9185]

You can hear him smiling..

[@MajinHarris]

Its been a while

[@johnsnake686]

@@MajinHarris no kidding. So much horrible crap has knocked him down. Good to hear the bit of joy again.....odd thing to say "for go away now". But it holds true, lol

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

This time, it sounded like he had other things he WANTED to do... instead of trying to drown his sorrows in a bottle... or, "go away now... so you don't see me cry".

[@the_flying_airplane5335]

It was honestly such a good movie. Went to see it with my family and the whole car ride home people kept yelling “CATCHPHRASE!” Fun movie, not preachy, and honestly had more compelling characters than most Hollywood movies these days

[@aboomer420]

@@rogerwagner6940 it's called grand theft auto online lol

[@danielduked]

Not preachy my ass

[@doubleaabattery7562]

@@danielduked what the hell are you talking about?

[@Content_Deleted]

@@danielduked Catch Phrase!

[@CharlesVeitch]

Good analysis. The way I see this film is as an emotionally lightweight Truman Show. Fun, but I didn't feel the *OOF* for the AI like I did for Truman realising his life was a lie.

[@SynnJynn]

Ya, but Truman wasn't a comedy...

[@xyro3633]

@@SynnJynn It was Jim Carrey, anything with him is at least part-comedy

[@brandonmusick77]

@@xyro3633 Dark Crimes. Nothing funny in that film.

[@judsongaiden9878]

See also Pleasantville.

[@billbadson7598]

There was a LOT that was funny in The Truman Show.

[@shakawhenthewallsfell8570]

Watched it this past Saturday, and it was freeakin' brilliant. The trailers did a great job of hiding the backstory. Catchphrase!!

[@drunkdogwithagun468]

I love when trailers don’t give everything away ❤️

[@TheMailmanOfSteel]

It's quite refreshing to see a movie that wasn't spoiled by its own trailer because of how awful the movie actually is.

[@necrosunderground]

Friendly gesture!

[@aikidokamks]

Adjective

[@moldyshishkabob]

Damn, seeing this and the comments is the best endorsement for a movie I've heard of in the past decade. I know what I'm doing when I feel like watching a movie.

[@spaghetto9836]

Guy is the most likeable, lovable protagonist I've seen in years, & his relationship with Buddy is the most wholesome thing ever. Didn't think 2021 was capable of making feel-good movies anymore 😌💞.

[@andrewbowles9931]

You must have missed/ignored the sJw talking points, to me they ruined what could have been a really good few hours.

[@spaghetto9836]

@@andrewbowles9931 Yeah, there were 2 or so moments that felt on-the-nose to me, but you'd have to get really worked up about it to let it ruin your whole experience. It's still way better in comparison to everything else woke we're seeing.

[@andrewbowles9931]

@@spaghetto9836 Yes truly we are past the days of just being entertained.

[@billybob4159]

@@spaghetto9836 true

[@princeali4157]

@@andrewbowles9931 like what? Cuz I didn't notice any. They covered some video game developers being scummy. The idea of not abusing NPCs was a stupid talking point because many games have had great positive NPC interactions (Dark Souls, MGS4, Overcooked).

[@nauseous3925]

"WHAT THE SHIT?!" best line ever 😂😂😂

[@princesssmileyface91]

I loved the Chris Evans cameo 😂😂😂

[@imwithstupid086]

He's had practice in the real world for that one.

[@bharasiva96]

I understood that reference

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Surpsiingly good, really. Not amazing by any Stretch, but in this Quality-Drought we live in, its above average for sure. We need more in this 'direction', but with much less S-Jokes, duh.

[@Crash_Knight]

I heard that line in the uncensored version of The Last Starfighter like 12 years ago and its still so goddamn funny.

[@jonsolo32]

Seeing Alex Trebec one last time pulled on my heart strings. This was a wholesome fun romp. Thanks for the review my friend.

[@equalsnein]

I actually saluted in the theater when he appeared. God rest his soul.

[@THESALMON8TR]

I saw this movie with my 65 year total non-gamer dad and while he admitted to not getting alot of the gaming elements he thought it was pretty awesome! 😁👍🥰

[@crazylegsmurphy]

The credits started rolling a few moments ago and honestly, I feel the same. I didn't really know what to expect going in, but I found myself hesitantly enjoying it until I realized that I could actually relax and actually enjoy it. Near the end I found myself actually smiling and laughing without thinking about it, which is pretty rare these days. All-n-all, it was a good movie and I give the filmmakers credit for being able to pull off a movie with so many opportunities to crap all over people, but just being... well, a good guy.

[@JamesNoms]

Same here, I watched the film with my Wife and Son and at the end we all actually felt really good about it.

[@Norrieification]

"Near the end I found myself actually smiling and laughing without thinking about it, which is pretty rare these days. " CATCHPHRASE!

[@GlennDavey]

I actually teared up a little, from smiling. It was heart-warming and also I'd just spent a couple days gaming, so it was a nice thematic capper on the weekend. (I'm proud to say I never "griefed" any other players, I'm a good guy online haha)

[@Mike-py5no]

My son, daughter, wife and I have have gone to see this 3 times in the theater.. I can count with one toe the number of times that has happened in recent cinema trash history. The jokes hit and make me chuckle still even after the 3rd time through. Color me impressed.

[@SoLoboo]

It’s seriously that good?

[@happy45rm]

God no it’s not that good at all. Lol, I mean imagine a Ryan renolds movie…now you have this movie. That isn’t to say it’s bad but this whole KZbin comment feed is filled with the most bizarre movie crushing I’ve ever seen. I can’t remember a single thing about the movie except ‘Dude’ and that it was decidedly meh lol. Still fun but sheesh

[@themandownthehall]

@@SoLoboo It's good. I've seen it 3 times as well but I have the AMC A-List so 3 movies a week for 21 bucks makes it affordable. It was a blast

[@Mike-py5no]

@@happy45rm Compared to the rest of the shitshow that has been cinema in the recent past, its great. Speaks to the overall super low bar we've developed to measure quality as a result. Sorry you didn't enjoy it though, we certainly did/do.

[@Hossak]

Old school movie fun!!!!

[@leongolgo9950]

That was the "Go away now!" of an old man who'd just given a kid a nickel for ice cream.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Surpsiingly good, really. Not amazing by any Stretch, but in this Quality-Drought we live in, its above average for sure. We need more in this 'direction', but with much less S-Jokes, duh.

[@CombineWatermelon]

how tf you getting icecream with a nickel, you need at least a quarter

[@leongolgo9950]

@@CombineWatermelon Cuz old people think everything still costs the same as when they were young. And I imagine he's probably THAT old.

[@CombineWatermelon]

@@leongolgo9950 you didn't get the joke

[@leongolgo9950]

@@CombineWatermelon I usually don't.

[@viljamtheninja]

I'd say narratives about self-discovery and self-improvement are in many ways diametrically opposed to agenda-driven narratives about how oppressed someone is. One is about blaming everyone else, the other is taking responsibility for yourself. Now, they don't HAVE to be complete opposites - oppression, racism, what have you does exist, and it's perfectly possible to acknowledge this while still enjoying stories about self-improvement. But it seems like the concept of "victim blaming" and its variants have made it impossible to point out that despite whatever -isms might be at work in society, your own efforts are also going to play a significant role in where your life goes.

[@hunkyhaggis2161]

Racism was a word invented by Leon Trotsky to brow beat Slavic farmers into giving their land to the state. Now it's just an ad hominem attack used to shut up Europeans.

[@Tom-zc9gs]

Also, whatever -isms might be at play are directly influenced or encouraged by how we live and take responsibility for our choices... So shifting blame outwards is the perfect way to keep those -isms in place. Pandering and cuddling those who keep doing such a thing can either do nothing to solve their problems or even replace those problems with different, potentially worse ones.

[@viljamtheninja]

@@hunkyhaggis2161 It's still a useful word to describe tribalistic group-hate and prejudice.

[@viljamtheninja]

@@Tom-zc9gs Also great points. Of course, social structures and life opportunities will also influence statistically how people choose to live their lives (biologically speaking, environmental factors affect living creatures; it's pretty obvious). Point is it's stupid to choose to only focus on one of the two, because there is always room for improvement, both in society in general and for individuals.

[@rrmackay]

Being from an older generation where blaming someone else for your problems was seen as weak and pathetic I have to agree that victim virtual signaling ruins everything and gets in the way of not only narrative development but personality development as well.

[@TDM1138]

Sounds weird, but one thing that stood out to me was they went the extra mile to show a game render whenever things happen in the real world. It’d have been so easy to just super impose the footage and pretend graphics are so good it all looks real, but they actually put in a bit of effort in a direction many people may not notice, but it helps things feel more authentic.

[@outcastmodels4932]

I remember walking into this movie almost dreading the idea of some writer screwing up a fun idea of a movie with modern politics and whatnot. When I left, I felt like I had taken a breath of fresh air for the first time in a long time. It was so nice to see a movie that just wanted to be a movie, and not someone’s soapbox for ____

[@prot07ype87]

for "the message".

[@theresearcher253]

And someone will go on Twitter telling us all the reasons why it's 'problematic' in ...three...two....one...

[@danm2144]

I smiled and laughed throughout the movie. Had to look to my 13 yr old daughter to get the YT/Twitch cameos ("I assume you know how they are?" ... she was almost embarrassed to admit she did). She went to see it again with a friend a few days later. The first movie she has done that for. I'd watch again, in theaters, in a heartbeat. "Catchphrase"

[@albertbresca8904]

and i laughed through the drinkers - it was like seeing the film again and enjoying it....

[@silverhawkscape2677]

I like the fact that him putting on those shades and seeing the true reality of the world was a nod to they live... amount others.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Breed, Consume, and Obey. 😎

[@ZehRooKiE]

What?

[@SNUSNU-lz7dh]

I’ve come here to Chew bubble gum & kick ass ! An I’m all out of Bubble Gum 😎

[@BarkerVancity]

I wonder if he'll run out of bubblegum too

[@Wangdoodle444]

@@ZehRooKiE if you need to ask; you should seek the answer yourself. They Live is a historic film/documentary lol

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

This is just an elaborate GTA Online pacifist run... Sick.

[@mohawkwarrior6397]

I literally had low to no expectations for this movie but after seeing this review I may actually watch it now

[@Sosozanyway]

Literally?

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

Beware the woke politics lines though.

[@dr.stronk9857]

Dew it

[@stuartrowland4818]

It is a fun movie and worth a watch, but it's essentially just the Lego movie.

[@dr.stronk9857]

@@stuartrowland4818 well kind of but also not really, they are similar though

[@emilymcplugger]

I think one of the things that impressed me the most was the stakes. Where there are two worlds, virtual and real sometimes it’s hard to try and create equally compelling but different stakes on both sides. The fact that the film manages this by it being their programme and yet the NPC’s lives was really good. It’s the best film I’ve seen at the pictures this year.

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

Black Mirror: USS Callister.

[@EvilDoresh]

"I can only imagine that non-gamers must've been left scratching their heads, wondering what they were looking at." Old-school gamer here. No idea who these yokels are.

[@samogonbrother]

why so grumpy, age gets to you?

[@EvilDoresh]

@@samogonbrother Of course, but I also find that "gamer" is getting about as vague as "human" at this point.

[@EvilDoresh]

@radbradboy These cameos will certainly age like fine wine.

[@kun]

I didn't even know they're real people. Never really followed the streaming scene of the gaming community.

[@joesterling4299]

Same here. Now they make more sense. I game plenty. I don't watch others play games at all.

[@deepaparakkal4241]

Somehow, Ryan Reynolds has the ability to either revive a movie from being downright bad, or to make that movie good. What a man.

[@silverscorpio24]

"MOM! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!" "You're 22 living in my basement! There *is* no god!" That had my entire family laughing 🤣🤣

[@emilymcplugger]

MOM! DO NOT TOUCH MY SPECIAL SOCK!

[@smailmilak]

To be 22 and live at your parents house is so normal in East Europe. I know a bunch of 35 years old guys that are living with their parents because they can't find a decent job.

[@Iron-Bridge]

@@smailmilak Asia as well. Part of Latin America too 😊

[@meatpuppet5036]

@@smailmilak Hollywood doesn't understand economics, if you live at home past 18, you're a failure to them.

[@silverscorpio24]

@@smailmilak It's traditionally frowned upon in the US, especially if said young person eats junk and plays video games all day

[@moonsofmadness8850]

1:00 "...able to just sit back and enjoy." Something so basic has been lost for so long it's amazing anything like this manages to get through the gatekeepers. No pandering or agendas are huge pluses. Waititi is a bit of a turn-off tho. Overall, it sounds fun and if Drinker Reccommends, then I'm sold.

[@eros5420]

Millie not being a 45 year old obese man sounds like a missed opportunity.

[@Aracnah]

I quite liked that it really was a girl in this case. As a joke, they should have done it some other character/player though.

[@britbloc123]

Lol remember the fat naked guy eating a cheese sandwich while controlling a hot woman avatar in Gamer? Thought they were gonna do something similar for sure.

[@TheMonkeygoneape]

@@britbloc123 I mean didn't they sort of do a joke like that with Hugh Jackman's cameo?

[@edr3158]

Hey they wanted to make the movie watchable. If it was realistic, no one would watch or spend money on Free Guy at all. Because no one wants to watch a movie about fat overweight white privileged online gamers living in their parent's basement.

[@CaptanF0rever]

@@edr3158 I mean, South Park did it with an antagonist and it is one of their most beloved episodes. I still chuckle when I think of the line "How do you kill that which has no life?"

[@amazingronaldo9656]

It was a fun movie. I started watching it with my wife and daughter in the room and they both put their devices down and we all had a good time watching this movie! And I got to point out the bank scenes which were filmed in my town. My wife was shocked. "That was the old bank downtown?" Yes it was honey! :)

[@justinsherman9350]

Lol, this synopsis reminds me of my experience in Rust. In a game where screwing your neighbor and stealing their stuff was the expectation, I started fish-farming factories to feed the people with free delivery service, started a 'safe-trade arena' where players who trusted me could trade with eachother without fearing betrayal (all trades being heavily gated and turret-defended), and even eventually started a server wide initiative to keep the roads lit at night.

[@jhonviel7381]

and everyone clapped

[@juntingiee2602]

@@jhonviel7381 LMAO

[@parjai97]

@@jhonviel7381 this shit actually happens, not the norm but it happens. Even in ArmA.

[@rfichokeofdestiny]

I finally found AnCapistan!

[@subarusumeragikun]

*Everyone liked that*

[@liaminwales]

There's been a lot of story's from japan in comics about NPC's, the clips make me think of the Truman show.

[@alex9x9]

This movie looks like the Truman show on steroids...and extasy...and cocain and molly. Should be fun

[@pin2peen972]

Truman show is a masterpiece

[@Mugthraka]

Yeah now that you talk about it i can see it

[@MajinHarris]

Imagine every npc we've killed in GTA has a soul. I'm a monster.....

[@liaminwales]

@@MajinHarris With reincarnation there is no sin, there back in a load. hit me later it's also in line with 80's SIFI, sky net style AI. When humans think an AI is a human in a game, is an AI just a program or more than a program? The blade runner problem of what is it to be me?

[@egg-wit-tha-drip]

How could you not mention the final “climactic fight scene” that was legitimately one of the best and most enjoyable ones ive ever seen

[@aikidokamks]

The changes in music was fun

[@simonandriessen8761]

I really, really like how it has the clever moral dilemma about AI without shouting it in your face. It leaves to to think about it another time with some tea (or some beers) and go: yeah, that stuff in free guy was pretty interesting to get deeper into. It also proves that having a strong theme, asking a deep question or whatever else you want to do with a movie needs to be everything the movie is. I myself find it difficult to enjoy a movie that doesn't stir the mind on some level. A movie without a message is fine, but not quite as fun for me. Sadly, the movies with interesting concepts today tend to fall so flat in it's execution, and/or just fail at being a good film. Really glad to find you addressing this.

[@typehere6689]

I will admit that, when I was young, messaging of any sort ruins any given story. Only later would I start to recognise their uses, but only as a means to maintain coherence and as potential inspirations for plots.

[@starryeyedwho]

This movie was the most fun I’ve had at the cinema for a very long time! Watching it alongside my two gaming savvy boys made it all the more enjoyable. It really captured their imagination. It’s the first current film that I’m actually going to purchase a physical copy of. My last one was Endgame.

[@pauld6967]

Physical media is the one way to ensure it is always a available to watch when you want to (no getting yanked by the streaming "provider") or later being altered because some namby pambies come along later and have decided that what is in the film isn't politically correct anymore.

[@SheldonAdama17]

“For once I don’t feel the need to drown my sorrows in Toilet Duck. This calls for a celebration. Break out the turpentine!” (Sam Neill Event Horizon scream)

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

Now, now! Turpentine is a great improvement over Toilet Duck!!! How do I know? “WHY? DON’T KNOW”!!!!

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

What's in yer toolbox? Liar. You've got antifreeze.

[@RiderofRiddermark]

Just came home from watching it with my family. Rarely have I been so satisfied with a movie in recent years. It was everything I wanted; simply some undemanding, easily enjoyable fun to distract me from the daily grind of the real life. Bliss. Thank you a lot for recommending this to me!

[@MattDoesLife539]

This movie and "Boss Level" surprised the fuck outta me. They were great!

[@andrewb8789]

If I ever sign back up for Hulu, it'll be to watch "Boss Level". What a great movie.

[@Doja421]

Boss level was a very entertaining film, suprised me to. Cant wait to watch freeguy

[@Henry-jp3mc]

Boss level is awesome and on amazon Prime.

[@SjaakadeliC]

Boss Level was awesome, Frank Grillo deserves more good action movies.

[@matthewmilan6979]

"Way better than I expected!" This is the low bar that the Hollywood entertainment complex has set for itself.

[@albertbresca8904]

true but after the lot we have had to cope with - this was pretty good and no agenda shoved down our throats....

[@moretech]

I work security for a movie theater and I was convinced into seeing this movie after everytime I would go into Freeguy the whole audience was laughing, and after the movie was done everyone leaving was happy and talking about it like they had a great time. I was not disappointed, it was hilarious, and just a plain old good time.

[@TeamGreenBurrito]

It’s sad that “it wasn’t neo-marxist propaganda” is the bar we now have to set for what makes a good movie, but I suppose we should take what we can get.

[@mr.rainc0at614]

Oh, the times we live in..

[@Sickofdrawingcowboys717]

... ok then. So I, myself am very much in line with the ideology of Marxism, but I'm completely lost as to why you have just mentioned it here?

[@mr.rainc0at614]

@@Sickofdrawingcowboys717 Regardless of ideology, modern hollywood seems to like shoving ideological messages into movies, at the expense of degrading the quality of them. I don't have a gripe with marxism, I have an issue it's in movies which would benefit from removing said ideological discussion. It just happens that leftist ideas are more prevalent these days... Or you are being sarcastic, and I just reacted like an idiot...

[@Sickofdrawingcowboys717]

@@mr.rainc0at614 Not being sarcastic and not trying to turn this into a pissing contest so we are good here, no worries. I've just noticed things like for eg (the drinker often states this half point too) turning James bond or Indiana Jones into a female rather than just making a new creative movie with an original kick ass female lead has become woke but also 'Marxism'. Trust me That shit makes my blood boil. But it's all about money. Nothing else. You think studios have enough integrity to just promote equality cause they're good guys? No. They way over cook it because cinemas are massivellllyyyy declining. Every movie is an atom bomb of a risk that's why they can't stop jumping on to old familiar properties but with a twist... What if.. he was a she!!! Ah god dam it you did it! The same but different! Now let's shove this pack of shit down people's throats and if they don't like it they can blame lefties or blm or gays or trans or women or Marxists! It's just a pile of bollocks mate. And just another example of reduced risk to themselves. You see it's no longer a bad movie, now it's too woke, or virtual signaling or whatever talking heads with an agenda wish to push. Don't fall for the joke that multi-billion studio companies that care only for their cash returns are actually Marxists.. like wtf??

[@mr.rainc0at614]

@@Sickofdrawingcowboys717 I totally agree! I totally agree hollywood execs are the furthest thing from marxists. But my gripe with modern politically charged movies is that they give ideological movements, like Marxism, misrepresentation in an obnoxious way. And I don't like watching something that's obnoxious. Regardless pf ideology.

[@DeltafangEX]

This is literally me in Soulsborne approximately 80% of the time. Really hard to get montage material when you take pity on everyone you invade and decide to help them and show them all the hidden stuff. My wife always wonders why I do that, but hey, that's all part of the fun.

[@KRYMauL]

It is funny to troll them every once in a while though.

[@DeltafangEX]

@@KRYMauL I can't say I'm not tempted sometimes, but I've genuinely either been all out offensive or all out helpful. It's a contextual thing based on my opponent(s). If someone is by themselves and clearly struggling, I'll try and help any way I can. If they're that bad then it's not really fun to just squash them, especially when half the time they'll get killed by mobs anyway. Generally speaking parties of 3 are my favorite because there is almost no chance that things will end amicably. Nothing like a good ol' 3v1 to really get the blood pumping.

[@Banchoking]

Helping people IS our power fantasy.

[@Chris-th5fl]

Ryan makes a lot of things enjoyable and even without him i still would like the movie because it wasen't trying to force anything on you, it was just fun like early 2000's fun.

[@mkocel]

For any of you who dont work in the video game industry, this film's real world drama and personalities were VERY REALISTIC. Thats VERY MUCH how game companies work, and how artists, programmers and QA all get screwed while doing all the hard work, and how their offices look. And they douchebag in charge is TYPICAL. These people did their homework. Great movie, great review.

[@Thesavagesouls]

No one forces you to work for douchebags.

[@huntersmoonxgrim2493]

I loved this movie when it was called "Last Action Hero." Yes I love that movie. It's full of fan service humor. Fucking Anthony Quinn was in that shit.

[@tektel]

interests tts c

[@patfer1189]

Anthony Quinn in that movie seemed to have come out straight from the set of Mobsters. ;)

[@sopota6469]

And Tywin Lannister. Best self career parody movie ever with the greatest one liners.

[@dangerouslydazzling]

And Charles Dance...says it all really

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Surpsiingly good, really. Not amazing by any Stretch, but in this Quality-Drought we live in, its above average for sure. We need more in this 'direction', but with much less S-Jokes, duh.

[@jacobtoney3538]

it's rare to see a movie like this seamlessly insert video game references and easter eggs like this instead of just shoving them down your throat. What I'm saying is I loved the mega buster scene lol

[@wetknuckles]

What was original about this ? All I saw was forced references from a 40 something year old man reaching super hard

[@vectorconvoy1290]

It's been so long since I've seen a genuinely good movie in theaters. This was probably the best experience I've had watching a film in a long while.

[@petrwarthursty2011]

It’s beeeeen so looooooong…. The man behind the slaughter!

[@gibberscrabst321]

Agreed, Free Guy seems like a testament to what happens when you just put in the baseline level of effort to make a good story and let the entire creative and producing team have fun making it. It's also a great example of how to apply what makes franchises successful to one-off stories without sacrificing originality.

[@youaredednotbigsouprice5692]

Gotta love those streamer/yt cameos... Where 90% of people have no clue, another 9% gets cringed beyond cringe and the last 1% ist mildly humoured...

[@emersonfry1927]

Free Guy was so fun it made me do something I've only done once before in my adult life: see it more than once in theaters.

[@jamesTWisco]

I was not going to see this one - but now I can't wait to take the whole family to the actual theater for the first time since 2019!

[@randomfreedomlovingguy1536]

Go! Its actually worth it!

[@mackychloe]

"How much Ryan Reynolds you can tolerate" they should make that the tagline. Let's face it any comedy starring Mr. Reynolds is basically Deadpool re-skinned.

[@bond007spectre7]

He’s cringy and gay

[@Diree]

@@bond007spectre7 You're cringy and gay ... there, fixed that for ya.

[@Normie_Normalson]

i hit my reynolds limit back when he was dating alanis morrisette. pretty sure she still has his balls in a jar somewhere.

[@themilkman6969]

remember that reskin of deadpool that was called detective pikachu?

[@XanderVJ]

I get the feeling that this film will become a childhood classic for kids these days and beyond. And I'm quite happy about it, to be honest. I'm also one of those people who got pleasantly surprised. I went to see it with my girlfriend, and although she's not a gamer herself (she's geeky, but about other stuff, particularly manga), she absolutely adored it. And I left the theater with a big smile of satisfaction that comes back every time I think about it.

[@1Tenno]

It's been a very long time since I've seen a movie I would watch with my 7 year old niece and my 4 year old neffeu. I am very cautious about what to show them

[@Hostilehippie13]

I thought it was gonna be campy silliness that nobody else would like so I went alone and left shocked at how much I loved it.

[@jaceksiuda]

What I really enjoyed in this movie, was that (as opposed to previous films about games), the screenwriters seemed to actually played the games, not just observed (with little to no understanding) their kids playing. This way, it was fun also to both my kids and my wife (no-gamer). If not the whole movie, then at least the screenplay deserves a Oscar nomination.

[@Pfuetz4]

I just watched this and belly-laughed multiple times. So many little details for a mid-20's gamer like myself. Felt like they understood gaming culture and made a hilarious movie. Would watch again. Glad I gave it a chance.

[@AustinH7]

I loved this movie, I’m just glad to FINALLY see a FUN movie, no politics being shoved down your throat

[@albertbresca8904]

agree there with ya.. so glad to see a movie that was just fun.. so many other movies try to push an agenda - you'd think they would recognise there are enough out there doing this - so lay off the agenda crappola.... but they can't seem to for some reason....

[@benjii2909]

Kinda did look at the thumbnail 👀

[@Gundam4]

Indeed

[@Zeno308]

You must of not been paying way too much attention then the message is Marxian.

[@tacitus6384]

Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds is the white version of Will Smith playing Will Smith.

[@lacrimatorium]

I've been waiting for this. I knew that even a human whiskey barrel would see the quality here.

[@albertbresca8904]

lol... human whisky barrel.. so so appropriate.. thanks for the laugh for that one.....

[@Gizaalkemy]

put the glasses on! The clear "They Live" reference was egging me that they were going to have an epic over the top fight but nooo....what a missed opportunity to make the audience laugh their asses off.

[@asmosisyup2557]

i think you missed the point of the movie.

[@stoneg.barrow9991]

Yeah, but it looks like Nada got his Bubble Gum back. Be that as it may, however; Does this all mean that Tesla is going to initiate a civil suit against Meta at the SCOTUS in order to temporarily save Meta before Meta takes a Putative Game-Over Dump, so that Tesla might then evidently continue to keep on running controlled-oppositional-messianic-supersession cover for the EITC against Meta and its subsidiaries, so as to eventually make every single living terrestrial game player as happy as a cybernetic clam by 2030, before finally being permitted its own auto-validating 15-Minute Tesla-Star-Neuralink End-Zone Dance in 2045? Only The Game Creator knows for sure.

[@grim6980]

Shit, I am going to go see the movie now. It has been years since I bothered.

[@emilymcplugger]

@Grim Loved it. Seen it twice. Bit of action, lots of comedy, believable clever romance, and very funny. I loved it.

[@spenser9908]

The white privilege joke and the reference to a memoir about the patriarchy and toxic masculinity were the only parts where I was reminded of the era we're living in and was taken out of the movie briefly.

[@HSG4meR]

and the gun problem of US did it too

[@SWSW560]

Yeah , totally outta place

[@spenser9908]

@@HSG4meR Oh fuck, yeah that one was serious cringe.

[@MLCLAN_SG]

I was a bit zoned out of the movie so the white privilege joke went over my head but that gun problem line was kinda weird, why can’t we just have a movie that doesn’t try and push any political beliefs

[@spenser9908]

@@MLCLAN_SG It’s like they’re cultists. They just can’t help but try and indoctrinate someone else with their bullshit every five minutes.

[@angstaboyproductions5700]

I honestly think this is one of my favorite films of the year because of how much I had fun watching it. It's unoriginal but amazingly executed. I love every minute of this movie.

[@jordan31176]

I was surprised how good it was. It was like a loose remake of The Truman Show.

[@DeAngryDan]

Jesus man, it was a woke pile of boring badly written shit.

[@ameykulkarni7491]

@@DeAngryDan What, Truman show?

[@billybob4159]

@@DeAngryDan ?

[@Harbinger_of_nurgle]

This was the first movie I’ve seen in theaters since 2019. I can’t tell you how refreshing it was, & how great it felt to get back into theaters.

[@-Raylight]

Finally a fun movie in 2021, what a rare sight 😂 Those cameo though, even for gamers are still weird though

[@jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778]

Halo Car!

[@speedycheese790]

I thought it was a fun way of interacting with actual real life gamers, and I actually liked it. But I can see why people can see it as weird.

[@talphazero1036]

The Suicide Squad was also a fun movie. Drinker agrees by having titled his video on the show "Fun but Flawed"

[@Siegbert85]

This is literally Epic NPC Man, the movie

[@007Thanos007]

Nice day for watchin' Ryan Reynolds, isn't it? HUH-HAHH!

[@randomfreedomlovingguy1536]

Mornin!

[@Thessalin]

Hero!! I need your aid! 😪😰😭

[@dottorekaoz8679]

Help me, adventurer! The Dragons of Smargenröck...

[@TheCoffeehound]

@@dottorekaoz8679 Skip.

[@NightNinja1998]

The other SJW related joke, was one about gun violence irl... Like making guns illegal would magically make the criminals stop owning guns illegally... Cause somehow that makes sense..?

[@jaffa3717]

They never really said that guns should be illegal. They just joked about gun violence being a problem in the real world, which isn't strictly wrong

[@katarhall3047]

Basically it did exactly what it said it would do: be a silly, fun movie, that has some action, some love, and just some honesty.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

And not bringing some political SJW bullshits agenda.

[@thebatman4279]

@@margarethmichelina5146 I agree although they did manage to unfortunately shoehorn a line about 'white privilege' in there which didn't get a single laugh on the 3 separate times I saw the film.

[@nathanddrews]

Speaking of Ryan Reynolds being Ryan Reynolds, "Just Friends" is probably his funniest movie. Somewhat standard early 00's rom-com elevated by the raw charisma of Reynolds and solid supporting cast.

[@Psilocybin77]

Anna Faris is hilarious in that one

[@jupitershanty]

Dinklemans' going down.

[@dongately2817]

That movie had dynamic to it that just worked all around: the main character’s relationship to everyone from his brother to the creepy EMT antagonist was well played for laughs and to progress the plot. I haven’t thought about that movie in awhile but it’s definitely worth a rewatch.

[@niggardlylad2008]

Van Wilder is his best comedy from that time period

[@nathanddrews]

"Joyce?" 🤣

[@louisaguado8338]

Great movie, had to see it twice for 3D. So nice when they focus on entertainment and leave the preaching for my pastor on Sunday morning.

[@syme9925]

So did you watch it once while on the left side of the theater and then move over to the right side?

[@eziospaghettiauditore8369]

This movie was perfect. It wasn't trying to be serious it was trying to be sweet we need more movies like this that have hearts effort put behind them and are r just fun

[@acar4162]

I walked out of the theater with genuine happiness for the first time since infinity war because of this movie. It was so refreshing to see a studio make a movie with “entertainment” at the top of the priory list

[@patrickseaman]

I had much the same reaction. I went in simply hoping for at least a semi-neutral experience. When I found myself actually.... smiling??? and then chuckling a bit, and even laughing (out loud)... I gradually started to relax and enjoy a genuinely fun movie. The couple of out of the blue politically correct jokes fell quite flat on their faces, but they were swiftly buried by the onrush of FUN that ensued. It was like - OK, we made our obligatory politically correct jokes, are you happy now? However, the editing thankfully kept them very very brief. I'd actually forgotten them until the Drinker mentioned it. Bottom line? I was totally shocked. I had fun, laughed and thoroughly enjoyed the film. Highly recommended breath of fresh air!

[@tekno647]

I personally found the act of making throwaway political jokes just to throw them under the bus that was the movie was in of itself hilarious. I can already hear some self-entitled SJW going REEEEEE!!!!!! as this happens and it is glorious.

[@namuzed]

"The 13th Floor" also had an interesting take on this concept, where some of the artificial characters start to become aware of the world being a simulation.

[@burritoboy2751]

I was going to mention The 13th Floor until I saw your comment. I'm glad I'm not the only one who watched it.

[@asimian8500]

Thirteenth Floor is based on a 1964 science fiction novel Simulacron 3, which is better. In that book one of the virtual inhabitants realizes he is a computer simulation like in this movie. Even funnier is that we may be pieces of code living in a Universe simulation on some entity’s computer. There’s evidence supporting this. Do a search if you want to know more.

[@RaptorJesus.]

one of my favourite recent movies, easy to rewatch when you're bored.

[@rrmackay]

This movie has been the highlight of my 21 movie experiences, absolutely loved it, I don't think it would have hit home as well as it did without my prior Ryan Reynolds context, he is truly the master of sarcasm and this movie is non stop sarcasm.

[@adderz8619]

Just saw it for the second time 😅 I really enjoy this film. Really fun, respectful to all sides and a brilliant cast. In the emotional beats I'd say Ryan really brought it too